From ACC 2024: Ticagrelor Monotherapy Cuts Bleeding Risk in Acute Coronary Syndrome
From ACC 2024: Ticagrelor Monotherapy Cuts Bleeding Risk in Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment with ticagrelor alone results in a lower rate of clinically relevant bleeding compared with ticagrelor and aspirin among patients with an acute coronary syndrome who had percutaneous coronary intervention and remained event-free for one month on dual antiplatelet therapy, according to a […]
Directly from ACC 2024: Ventura Shunt Does Not Improve Primary End Point in Heart Failure
Directly from ACC 2024: Ventura Shunt Does Not Improve Primary End Point in Heart Failure For patients with heart failure, transcatheter placement of a Ventura interarterial shunt does not improve the primary end point, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held from April 6 to 8 […]
Newly reported from ACC 2024: Semaglutide Beneficial in Obesity-Related Heart Failure, Type 2 Diabetes
Newly reported from ACC 2024: Semaglutide Beneficial in Obesity-Related Heart Failure, Type 2 Diabetes Semaglutide leads to larger reductions in heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations among patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online April 6 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide […]
Broadcasting from ACC 2024: Empagliflozin Does Not Cut Risk for Heart Failure After Acute MI
Broadcasting from ACC 2024: Empagliflozin Does Not Cut Risk for Heart Failure After Acute MI Empagliflozin does not reduce the risk for first hospitalization for heart failure or death among patients at increased risk for heart failure after acute myocardial infarction, according to a study published online April 6 in the New England Journal of Medicine to […]
Newscasting from ACC 2024: Gamification Plus Financial Incentives Boost Physical Activity
Newscasting from ACC 2024: Gamification Plus Financial Incentives Boost Physical Activity Behaviorally designed gamification and financial incentives boost physical activity in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events, according to a study published online April 7 in Circulation to coincide with the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held from April 6 to 8 in […]
Reporting from ACC 2024: Similar Seizure Incidence Seen for Topical, IV Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients
Reporting from ACC 2024: Similar Seizure Incidence Seen for Topical, IV Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients Among patients having cardiac surgery, topical administration of tranexamic acid does not reduce the incidence of seizure when compared with intravenous tranexamic acid, according to a study published online April 8 in Circulation to coincide with the annual meeting of […]
